Archive for July, 2011

Episode 24 of my photography series discusses and demonstrates infrared photography; this is part 2 of 2, which is a quick Photoshop tutorial on how to post-process such images. You’ll also want to check out my blog – binarygraphite.blogspot.com – as it’s supplemented with additional information and links to sites describing this topic in detail. Hope you enjoy, remember to “Like”, and subscribe so you can stay up to date with my future videos. Follow Me on Twitter: twitter.comVideo Rating: 5 / 5

Adorama Photography TV presents “How’d They Do That” featuring John Keatley. In this episode, Mark talks with John about his unique style of photography. John is experienced with a diverse group of clients and assignments which often take him around the world. For information about the gear John uses, and to see related video interviews with portrait, celebrity and advertising photographers, go here: www.adorama.com See more of John’s work at: www.keatleyphoto.com Find the following equipment at Adorama.com: Cannon 5D Mark II www.adorama.com Hasselblad HC 80mm f/2.8 Lens www.adorama.com Canon 50mm f/1.4 www.adorama.com Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM AutoFocus Wide Angle Lens www.adorama.com Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L www.adorama.com Keep in touch with what John is working on now at www.keatleyphoto.com Visit www.adorama.com for more videos! Send your questions to: AskMark@Adorama.com

Olympus has announced the SP-810UZ superzoom with a 36x (24-864mm equiv.) zoom lens – the world’s longest optical zoom in a compact camera. Successor to the SP-800UZ, the SP-810UZ also boasts a 14MP CCD sensor, 3.0" LCD and 720p HD video recording. Also included are a 3D capture mode, AF Tracking and Magic Filters including a new ‘reflection’ effect. Priced at $ 329.99, the camera will start shipping from September 2011.News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

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Imagine a world far, far into the future. A world very different than our own where people have been wiped out by massive climatic and geological changes, nearly destroying the Earth. What would the world be like, and what kinds of creatures could survive? An international team of eminent scientists was formed to predict the future and its new life forms in five million, 100 million and 200 million years. The scientists predicted that the Earth would go through several phases, including Ice World after five million years, Hothouse World at 100 million years and New World at 200 million years. To portray the scenery as accurately as possible, a camera crew traveled to remote locations around the world. State-of-the-art animation helped bring to life such freakish beings as Flishes combining the characteristics of birds and fish, the giant slimemold known as the Slithersucker, the Toraton tortoise bigger than any dinosaur, tree-dwelling squids called Squibbons, the spewing Spitfire Bird and many more!Video Rating: 4 / 5

Nvidia 3D Vision Discover enabled while playing Burnout Paradise for the PC. You can see the 3D effect with the old fashioned red/cyan “anaglyph” glasses! (Even the cheapos from cereal boxes!)Video Rating: 5 / 5

An unknown popstar and an unknown cartoon character. But both became famous with two music videos that were permanent fixtures on MTV and VIVA for months – “Bla Bla Bla” and “The Riddle” by Gigi D’Agostino. All it took was two animated clips from Film Bilder – and line drawings were suddenly hip.

*** Classic HIPSTERS MOVIE! 100% INDIE SPIRIT *** A glorious extravaganza of music, art and imagination, The Butterfly Ball is a fanciful combination of music, animation and poetry. Featuring some of the greatest names in 1970s rock and roll, this concert and story will take you on an Adventure the likes of which you have never imagined.

Okay, so maybe on-camera flash is cool sometimes, too. Check out this video by the Japanese (of course) band Androp, for Bright Siren. Hit the jump for the BTS video, to see how it was done. Read more »

By default, when you import photos into Picasa, it attempts to find duplicate photos in these folders and alert you during the import. According to the documentation, it does so by comparing file sizes, names, and “a small portion of each image”.

However, if you add folders to Picasa manually, there may exist duplicates in the imported folder or other watched folders. To help detect these photos and then move or delete them if desired, do the following:…

Paul Rand was an incredible American graphic designer and in this video he shares some of his wisdom that is easily applicable to other art forms including photography. I highly recommend watching this video multiple times as he talks about the confusion created by some teaching efforts versus just creating (10 min), solving complex problems with simplicity, and his view on the merits of interactivity in design .

My favorite quotes:

Don’t try to be original. Just be good.
– Paul Rand

Very fitting to hear this this week as I just conveyed the same sentiment to a friend who is in a rut. My broader recommendation to my friend throw it all to the wind and take photos you like just to get out and get one’s creative juices flowing. More simply put by Mr. Rand…